USAID/Lebanon Water, Sanitation and Conservation (WSC) Project   2

Amendment 2 to this RFP is hereby issued to revise Section F.3 and add Section H.51 in line with new Interim Guidance on the application of the Foreign Assistance (FA) Waiver for NDAA Section 889. All other provisions and text of the RFP remain unchanged.

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Amendment 1 to this RFP is hereby issued to answer questions submitted by interested offerors, to update the RFP accordingly, and to notify interested offerors that the Submission Date for Proposals and Past Performance Information has been extended to February 1, 2021 at 5pm Beirut local time. All other provisions and text of the RFP remain unchanged.

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Request for Proposals (RFP) No.: 72026821R00001
Issue Date: December 3, 2020
Questions Due Date: December 14, 2020 at 5pm, Beirut local time
Proposals Submission Due Date: January 18, 2021 at 5pm, Beirut local time
SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP) #72026821R00001 - USAID/Lebanon Water Sanitation and Conservation (WSC) Project

Dear Prospective Offeror:

The United States Government, represented by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID), Mission in Lebanon (henceforth referred to as USAID/Lebanon or the Mission) seeks proposals to implement USAID/Lebanon Water Sanitation and Conservation (WSC) Project, as described in this solicitation.. The subject Request for Proposals (RFP) provides top-level objectives of the acquisition. The Performance Work Statement (PWS) submitted by offerors must outline cost-effective solutions and innovative approaches to meet the outlined objectives. From the PWS, USAID/Lebanon will assess the offeror's understanding of all aspects of the effort to be performed. USAID/Lebanon anticipates awarding one Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Completion-type contract as a result of this solicitation covering an estimated period of five (5) years from the date of contract award, consisting of three (3) base years, two (2) one-year option periods, and up to one increased quantity option. Subject to the availability of funds, USAID estimates the maximum amount of this contract (costs and fee) is in the range of $104,000,000 to $125,000,000, covering a period of performance of five years. However, offerors should not necessarily strive to equal this amount. Cost-effective approaches to achieving the program objectives stated in the government requirement are highly encouraged. Further information on available funding and the evaluation of cost proposals is in Section M.

The principal geographic code for this contract is 937.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541990.

This requirement is subject to the availability of funds. This contract is expected to be awarded by no later than September 30, 2021.

This procurement will be conducted under full and open competition, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1). All types of organizations are eligible to compete; USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of local Lebanese organizations, small business concerns, veteran owned small business, service-disabled veteran small business, HUB zone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns and small business concerns in this activity as the prime contractor or as subcontractors. USAID discourages the use of exclusive agreements as this limits USAID's and Lebanon's ability to receive the best services.

It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation to ensure that the solicitation has been received from the Internet in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from download or conversion processes. If your organization decides to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, it must be submitted by the designated date and time indicated in Block 9 of the RFP Cover Page (Standard Form 33). Proposals received after the closing date and time will be processed as late and handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-1.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be valid for no less than 240 days.

Any questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to WSCLebanonProposals@usaid.gov by the date and time specified above. Oral instructions or explanations given before the award of the contract resulting from this solicitation will not be binding. Answers to all offerors' questions will be provided in writing, via solicitation amendment.

Proposals must be submitted via email to WSCLebanonProposals@usaid.gov. If your organization decides to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, detailed requirements for offerors' proposals are outlined in Section L of this solicitation. Proposals must be signed by an official who is authorized to bind the organization and are to be submitted to USAID no later than the closing date and time stated above.

If substantive questions are received which affect the response to the solicitation, or if changes are made to the closing date and time, as well as other aspects of the RFP, this solicitation will be amended. USAID reserves the right to amend or rescind this solicitation at any time. This solicitation, amendments to this solicitation, and announcement of contract award will be made available through the government point of entry at http://beta.sam.gov/. It is the offeror's responsibility to check this site periodically for official updates to this solicitation.

Issuance of this solicitation does not in any way obligate the U.S. Government to award a contract nor does it commit the U.S. Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Furthermore, the U.S. Government reserves the right to reject any and all offers, if such action is considered to be in the best interest of the U.S. Government. USAID appreciates the time and effort put into preparing proposals in response to this solicitation.